Posted by Joe Oldak on

On the test site (not live yet) is a significant update to the Photo Album app. The key changes are:

  • Cleaner navigation - admin actions (Add, Edit, Permissions, Delete) are now in a dropdown menu rather than a row of buttons cluttering the page
  • Folder reordering - previously this was always alphabetical, now you can set it yourself
  • Edit Album does everything - editing an album's name/description, moving it to a different folder, bulk-editing all its photos, and setting the cover photo are all on one page instead of spread across several separate pages
  • Edit Folder does everything - rename, move to a different folder, and reorder contents (including a Sort Alphabetically button) all in one place
  • Better photo viewer - photos now display in a neat panel with title and description below; Previous and Next navigation is clearer, and there's an Edit Photo button for admins
  • Improved photo editing - rotate CCW/CW with a live preview, set the album cover, and move a photo to a different album all from the single photo edit page
  • Photo and folder counts - album and folder thumbnails now show a count badge so you can see at a glance how many items they contain
  • Reordering - drag (or use up/down buttons) to reorder photos within an album, or albums/folders within a folder.

I have also update the test-site version of the documentation page for photo albums to cover the changes - though hopefully they are intuitive enough for you not to need them!

Please have a play with it and let me know how you get on. I'd be interested to get feedback before it goes live.

Thanks

Joe